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No. 340,253. f Patented A191.IA 2.0, 1886. 12 F1@ 1; 4E Prev5- Af L I. I. -I Ld ff- :n 1:1 E 'F i] A FIGHE.

UNITED STATES ATENT OFFICE.

LAUREN S. SCOTT, OF BRISTOL, VERMONT.

LATHIN'G.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 340,253, dated April 20,1886.

Application filed May 2l, 1884. Serial No. 132,958. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Beit known that I, LAUREN S. Scorr, of the town of Bristol, in the county of Addison and State of Vermont, have invented certain Improvements in Lathing, of which the following description, in connection with the accompanying single sheet of drawings, constitutes a specication. l

This invention consists of a fabric composed of ordinary or other strips of wood united or woven together by warp threads or wires so that each alternate lath or definite group of lath-strips, shall project right and left alternately the usual breadth of a space between the studs of the building,so as to break joints. In combination with the foregoing I employ beveled edges of the strips to strengthen the clinch of the mortar, and also puncture the lath-strip throughout its whole length, or at least where it would come opposite the nailingpoints, for the reception of the points of the nails, as a means,among other things,to facilitate lathing overhead.

The drawings fullyillustrate my invention, wherein in Figures l, 2, and 3, are shown three vdifferent methods of arranging the strips.

Fig. 4 shows a face view of a strip punctured for the reception of the nails. Fig. 5 is a transverse section through a section of my fabric, showing square-edged lath and one method of crossing or tying the upper and under warp threads orwircs. Fig. 6 exhibits another similar cross-section showing lathstrips with beveled edges. l

The lath-strips are shown at A A, and the warp threads or wires by which they are united and the width of space between the laths regulated are shown at B B. I generally use at least two ranges of warp-threads, as seen at B B, Figs. 1, 2, and 3, but when desirable can introduce additional threads, as at B.

The lath are arranged and woven or fastened together so that the marginal or projecting ends K K in process of nailing on shall fall into the marginal intervals K K of the next adjacent breadth of the fabric.

By the use of this invention the time of the workman is largely economized,as he has only to cut off and fit a section reaching from the ceiling to the bottom of the designed plastered space, nail the top strip, when the breadth falls into position, and nothing remains but for him to drive the nails. head the punctures E E afford facilities for holding the nails in process of nailing, whereby economy in the use of nails is secured, asa much less number are dropped and lost.

The beveled edges shown at C C may or may not be employed. They are not new with me, but as their'advantages are well understood I will not describe them.

The spaces between the strips may be regulated by the size of the warp cord or wire or the character of the connecting loop or knot D, D', or D.

Instead of arranging the strips so as to show projecting ends K K and intervals K K, they may, for certain purposes, be arranged with all the ends fair and even, as seen in lower part of Fig. 3.

I am aware that lathing composed of metallic strips confined or held together by means of interlacing wires has heretofore been used; but the employment of wooden lath-strips possesses special advantages over the usevcf metallic strips in the same relations, especially in the facility afforded the carpenter in cutting up the fabric and in fitting it to and around casings, moldings, Src.

" XVhat I claim as my invention is l.- Thc described lathing fabric, composed of lath-strips yunited or woven together by twine, cords, or wire, having a selvage formed of projecting lath ends alternating with intervals,substantially as shown and described, for the purposes set forth.

2. Thedescribed lathing fabric, composed of lath-strips united or woven together by cords, twine, or wire, havingselvages formed of alternating projecting lath ends and corresponding intervals, substantially as speciiied, whereof the edges of the lath are beveled, in the manner described,and for the purposes set forth.

3. TheV described lathing fabric, composed of lathstrips united or woven together by means of twine, cord, or wire, having selvages formed of alternating projecting lath ends and corresponding intervals, substantially as specied,the several strips whereof arepunctured or perforated for the reception of the nails, substantially as described and set forth.

4. The described lathing fabric, composed In lathing over.

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of lathing-strips united or Woven together by jacent to each other on both sides, binding Warp threads or wires, as shown, having selthem together without springing them transvages of alternating projecting lath lends and Versely, substantially as herein described. corresponding intervals, said stripsbeing bev- In testimony whereof I have hereto sub- 5 eled and perforated substantially in the lnanscribed my name, at North Bennington, Verx5 ner described, and for the purposes set forth. mont, this 29th day of April, A. D. 1884.

5.V The lathing-sheet consisting of the in- LAUREN S. SCOTT. dependent and separated ordinary wooden In presence oflaths and the interlacing or crossing Wires FRANKLIN SCOTT, 1o traversing the series of laths immediately ad- 1 J. B. MR-DELL. 

